California CodesCivil Code - CIVPreliminary ProvisionsSection 12
Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or other persons are construed as giving such authority to a majority of them, unless it is otherwise expressed in the Act giving the authority.
Notes
Requires words that give joint authority to three or more public officers or to other persons to be construed as giving that authority to a majority of them, unless the act granting the authority expresses something different. Sets a default rule of majority action.
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